Fu(k!%g cell phones

[kimba1]

http://cbs5.com/seenon/local_story_134215028.html

right!

if a call spike get beyound $100 shouldn`t a cell company contact the client?
not no friggin thousand dollars.
my friends niece ran up a thousand dollars on text message
how the hell can a thousand charge not ring up alarm bells??
does anybody here think $400+ phone bill is average ?
I think any monthly bill that cost as much as a laptop is high
am I wrong?

[hnumpah]

It is not up to them to monitor your usage and call you if you go over a certain limit. Some credit card companies will do this as a courtesy, but it is not a requirement. It is up to the user to understand the terms of their contract and keep track of their own usage.

[Lanya]

Friend's niece needs to have Daddy take the cell phone away.
Let her get a job, earn the money, pay the bill, and I don't know what kind of strict rules I'd put on the phone....Can you disable texting? 

[kimba1]

that phone is gone now
pending review on getting those disposable one that shut down after the money runs out
go phones i think their called.
but it`s gonna be months if it ever happens